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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Vintage Glamour

I spend a lot of my time looking at vintage fashion photography, old movies and advertisements. I have appreciated vintage glamor ever since the first day my grandmother showed me pictures from her old scrapbooks. My eyes were always drawn to the wonderful hats and gloves worn by all the seemingly elegant individuals. The other day 80-year-old Joyce Carpati brought out some of the hats that she has kept for over 50 years. Joyce has been wearing her hair in a braid for a number of years, so it was fun to see her try on these wonderful hats and create an entirely new look. While taking photos of Joyce, I remembered a quote from my dear friend Mimi Weddell, "The only romantic thing left in life is a hat." What do you think of Joyce's hat makeover?

So wonderful! When did we begin to be reticent about hats? Every style in this wonderful eye you bring to this blog is unique. All show beauty as varied, and attainable at any age. Thank you Ari, and thank you Joyce. Your style of elegance is the most endangered of mainstream personal statements. You give us all water to the parched spirit of beauty and grace. You are a gift, both of you.

Love the animal print, and how it will forever remain a classic. Looking at these women, I see they know what is good for them,and if it's good for them, then it's good for me! Lovely post. Darling red lip stick.xoxo,Melissa www.cottontrendy.com

If these women know the importance of animal prints and ditsy prints, then we younger women must not forget their power! Love the red lip stick, and the captivating pearls, and not to mention the gloves. Oh the fresh air I breathe when I come here!xoxoMelissa www.cottontrendy.com

Joyce is truly beautiful. She has a great style, but whatever she wears, her kind of mischievous features (English is not my mother’s tongue, so just in case, this is meant as a compliment) always steal the show! You always see her face first, and then, you notice the clothes...